"2008 5Best Trucks" Only one is a Domestic

Despite a rapidly changing sales environment—escalating fuel prices and concerns about exhaust-gas content previously regarded as innocent—trucks still claim a big chunk of our new-vehicle market. Does this seem strange? If we’re worried about mpg and CO2, why do we love vehicles with carbon footprints reminiscent of the tracks left by stegosauri?

Style figures into the equation, particularly with SUVs, but there are really two key reasons. One, we still want the added utility to be found in this realm. Coupes and sedans don’t cut it when we’re loading mountain bikes, pop-up tents, and other vacation essentials. Two, those big carbon footprints are shrinking. Hybridity has found its way into the truck world, including even traditional body-on-frame big boys, Chevy’s Tahoe hybrid being the first example.

It certainly won’t be the last. More important, though, the nature of the vehicles classifiable as trucks is changing in response to changing times. This is particularly true among SUVs, where crossovers—a handily amorphous term we use for want of anything better—are well on their way to dominance.

Hmm I didn't see the April 2008 part until just now. Anyways, I agree with the Mercedes. The Silverado is a nice work truck. I don't know about the minivan. Honda does make the best minivan but it being a truck is a stretch.
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And taking a fullsize spare out of the trunk will push a compact car up to a midsize while adding the sunroof will shrink it back to a compact, and driving at 48 mph on a treadmill is "highway mileage" ... They're full of shinola.